Turkey suspends non-immigrant visa services in U.S.

ANKARA, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Turkey has suspended all non-immigrant visa services at its diplomatic facilities in the United States, the Turkish Embassy in Washington announced late Sunday.

"Recent events have forced Turkish government to reassess the commitment of the government of the United States to the security of Turkish mission facilities and personnel," the embassy said in a statement on Twitter.

"In order to minimize the number of visitors to our embassy and consulates while this assessment proceeds, effective immediately we have suspended all non-immigrant visa services at all Turkish diplomatic facilities in the United States," read the statement.